die unmittelbar u. im einzelnen auf die Aufrechterhaltung oder Abänderung von bestimmten Lebensverhältnissen gerichtete Staatstätigkeit, die die von den anderen »Gewalten« gesetzten Zwecke relativ selbst. gestaltend oder vollziehend ausführt; auch die hierzu eingerichtete Behördenorganisation. Die V. im Rechtsstaat ist beherrscht von dem Grundsatz der Gesetzmäßigkeit der V.
ETYM Old Eng. administracioun, Latin administratio: cf. French administration.
1. The act of administering.
2. The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a governing body and who administer something; SYN. governance, establishment, brass, organization, organisation.
3. The act of administering medication; SYN. giving medication.
4. A method of tending to (especially business) matters; SYN. disposal.
5. The act of governing; exercising authority
6. he act of meting out justice according to the law
7. The tenure of a president
ETYM Old Fren. maintenance. Related to Maintain.
Means of maintenance of a family or group.
The process of taking measures to ensure that a hardware, software, or database system is functioning properly and is up to date.
ETYM From Manage.
1. The act of managing something; SYN. direction, managing.
2. Those in charge of running a business.
Process or technique of managing a business. Systems vary according to the type of organization, company, and objectives.
Since the early 1970s, there has been a growing demand for learned management skills, such as those taught in the Harvard Business School, us, and at the London Business School. By contrast, in Japan, such skills are learned on the job; employees tend to spend their careers with the same company and toward the end will acquire managerial status.